Fun Facts About the Name Makenzee
- 990 babies named Makenzee: U.S. records list 990 babies given the name Makenzee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Makenzee Mean?
Makenzee is an English spelling variant of Mackenzie, a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic Mac Coinnich, meaning 'son of Coinneach.' Mac means 'son,' and Coinnich is the genitive form of the Gaelic personal name Coinneach.
Coinneach is commonly glossed as 'fair one' or 'comely,' though the exact original sense is uncertain. The literal sense of Mackenzie is therefore patronymic; the familiar explanation 'son of the fair one' depends on that interpretation of Coinneach. The respelling Makenzee does not alter the derivation.
Makenzee Name History & Origins
The surname Mackenzie is tied to Clan Mackenzie, a Highland Scottish clan whose traditional lands were in Kintail, Ross-shire. Its Gaelic form, Mac Coinnich, was rendered in English as Mackenzie and McKenzie, among other spellings.
Mackenzie later became a first name in the English-speaking world by transfer from the surname, not from a separate Gaelic given name. Makenzee is a modern English respelling of that first name, using -zee for the final sound; the spelling is not Gaelic and has no independent etymology. It shares the surname's patronymic meaning.
How Popular is the Name Makenzee?
Makenzee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #2,419 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,686 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #12,914 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,788 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,028 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #9,300 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #5,727 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #8,004 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #5,133 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #5,083 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #5,065 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #5,114 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #3,352 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2012 | #2,419 | 77 | 0.0044% |
| 2011 | #2,978 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2010 | #3,673 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2009 | #3,495 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2008 | #3,903 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2007 | #3,452 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2006 | #4,052 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #3,110 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2004 | #3,422 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2003 | #3,399 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #2,842 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2001 | #3,466 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2000 | #3,705 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1999 | #4,036 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #4,448 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #4,759 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #5,433 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #5,593 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #7,407 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #9,213 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #10,066 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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